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Posted On - 01/11/2018
When the City of Tulsa set out to renovate its 50-year-old central library building, the brief was to modernise the building without losing its period character. From a glazing perspective, this meant bringing more light into the interior while enhancing the building’s exterior appearance and delivering high levels of efficiency. The most striking design addition is a series of glazed...
Posted On - 01/11/2018
Morley Glass and Glazing has installed 84 sealed units with integral blinds into its own business premises. The company made the £1 million move to a new factory, showroom and office space in Leeds, West Yorkshire, two years ago and has made several improvements to the two-storey premises during that time, including the replacement of all the windows – 113m2...
Posted On - 01/11/2018
A historic building in the seaside town of Whitley Bay has undergone a radical renovation and development programme restoring it to its former glory. Spanish City, which was constructed in 1910, has been given a new lease of life as part of a coastal development plan driven by North Tyneside County Council; the £10 million investment saw the restoration of...
Posted On - 01/11/2018
An orangery has been added to a traditional farmhouse to create a blend of old and new using products from Synseal Group. The unusual conservatory, which features rows of heritage vertical sliding windows from Synseal’s Evolve range, was designed using an aluminium portal structure. The homeowner opted for a cream foil for the exterior of the products which includes Evolve...
Posted On - 01/11/2018
Wrightstyle has completed work at the refurbished offices of building services engineering company WS Swift. The project involved the supply and installation of WSL 60-F1 series FR curtain walling for internal fire-rated screens above a central atrium, along with two sets of Wrightstyle’s unlatched door system, and all fire rated to 30 minutes of integrity and insulation. Wrightstyle claims to...
Posted On - 31/10/2018
Spectus fabricator Eco Windows recently completed a design and installation project for a homeowner in Halifax. The project involved the manufacture and installation of bespoke arched windows and doors throughout the property. Steve Ryan, director at Eco Windows, said: “The property was of a very high specification and the windows and doors needed to be of a similarly high standard....
Posted On - 31/10/2018
When Birmingham City Council needed a company to design, supply and install energy efficient windows and doors for the refurbishment of seven high rise tower blocks it turned to Shelforce, which has worked on local authority building projects around the country for a number of years. The Birmingham-based window and door manufacturer had to replace windows and doors for 238...
Posted On - 31/10/2018
Sapa’s Dualframe SI windows, STII thermally broken doors, and Elegance 52 curtain walling have been specified as part of the on-going £multi-million regeneration of Gloucestershire County Council’s headquarters in Gloucester – Shire Hall. The performance of the Dualframe SI windows, produced from recycled aluminium, has helped to convert the site into one of the most energy efficient offices in England,...
Posted On - 31/10/2018
Scottish housebuilder Ryce chose Rehau’s Tritec profile when it was was looking for a high-quality glazing solution for Salisbury View, its latest development in East Edinburgh. With stunning views across Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Crags to look out on, large span windows were a key feature of the architect’s vision for the three-storey building, and Ryce needed to choose windows...
Posted On - 31/10/2018
The full range of architectural glazing systems from Kawneer have been specified for a residential development at Cardiff marina. The Kawneer systems were selected for phase one of Bayscape’s £40 million mixed-use development, which has itself been shortlisted for an award, by award-winning Rio architects that have used Kawneer systems on numerous residential and commercial projects over the years. Kawneer’s AA100...
Posted On - 31/10/2018
Sustainably manufactured windows, doors and curtain walling from CMS Window Systems have been installed in the newly constructed £14 million Advanced Engineering Building (AEB) at the University of Brighton, which provides high-tech facilities for engineers who are pioneering new low carbon combustion engine technology. The Hassell-designed building is a fitting base for the specialist science-led teaching and research facilities in...
Posted On - 31/10/2018
The Atlas lantern has been used in three of the winning installations of the month recently. Vision Conservatories, Sherborne Windows and Village Conservatories all used the lantern roof product to be crowned with the monthly accolade. Vision Conservatories created a large rear extension on a family home with three Atlas lanterns in two styles. Mike Keeling, managing director of Vision...
Posted On - 31/10/2018
Bennett Architectural has been chosen to work on the £60m development of Skelton Lake Services on Junction 45 of the M1 in Leeds. The new services, located at the gateway to the Leeds Enterprise Zone, will create more than 700 new jobs throughout its construction and operation. Bennetts will supply and install Kawneer doors, windows, curtain walling and brise soleil...
Posted On - 31/10/2018
Grosvenor Windows removed, recycled and replaced 160 windows for a respected Macclesfield housing association. Working with Veka and Veka Recycling, Grosvenor not only recycled the old frames, but also installed recycled Veka systems into Arcon’s Fir Court development. Grosvenor Windows’ Dominic Mills said: “We’ve worked with Arcon Housing Association a number of times before. They know the quality of our...
Posted On - 24/10/2018
A regeneration project in Liverpool that features Vista’s XtremeDoor scooped a triple win at the recent Sunday Times British Homes Awards 2018. Welsh Streets was named Development Transformation of the Year and won the Housing Crisis Solution award. The development also won what is considered to be the ‘best in show’ Judges Award for Excellence. Wirral-based Vista’s XtremeDoor was chosen...
Posted On - 16/10/2018
Products from Glasstec Systems were recently used in the refurbishment of 168 Upper Street, an historic buildings situated on the north corner of the parade of buildings between Waterloo Terrace and Barnsbury Street in London. The building had remained empty since it was bombed during World War II, and its redevelopment was completed in 2017. The redesigned building, by Groupwork...
Posted On - 12/10/2018
Everglade of Wythenshawe has completed a 'pet project' of building and fitting almost 30 PVCU profile cat pens at the Society for Abandoned Animals (SAA). The Veka fabricator was asked to work on the project after the charity in Sale received a series of ‘legacy donations’ from supporters who have named SAA in their wills, combined with two significant grants...
Posted On - 11/10/2018
Aluminium curtain walling and windows from Sapa have been used in constructing a new school in Cambridgeshire as a result of the manufacturer’s national supply chain agreement with Kier, and the main contractor’s past experience of working with the fabricator. Godmanchester Bridge Academy, which was completed in time for the start of the current academic year, provides space for 420...
Posted On - 10/10/2018
When RTA Joinery recently used units from Slenderline Glass as part of a newbuild farmhouse project in Eastwood. Richard Allen of RTA Joinery, who needed 600 units for the job, said: “Despite the farmhouse being a newbuild property, it needed to be given a traditional look and we knew that Slenderline Glass’s heritage sealed units would be perfect to create...
Posted On - 10/10/2018
Morley Glass and Glazing has won a £500,000 integral blinds contract with Belfast City Hospital, and saved the hospital thousands of pounds, the company said. Morley supplied the hospital with its SL20 MB system, which are motorised blinds inside sealed units that were developed with two operating mechanisms – one for the patient to control inside their room, and a...
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